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COFA diversity blog
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Department of Art and Art History alumna Thuy-Van Vu's exhibition "Works on Paper" now on view at the Courtyard Gallery
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Learn about Landmarks the university’s public art program. Its projects beautify the campus and engage visitors with art of the highest quality.
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Menuhin Competition will be held at the Butler School of Music in 2014.
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Learn more about the Department of Art and Art History, which has undergraduate and graduate programs in Art Education, Art History, Design, and Studio Art.
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News

Isaac Gomez - Class of 2013 - What Starts Here Changes the World

University of Texas at Austin

For Isaac Gomez, theatre is not merely entertainment, it’s a life-changing event. Gomez, who recently won a George H. Mitchell Award for Academic Excellence is a double major in theatre and dance and journalism.

Posted: Monday, May 13, 2013

Dr. Michael Thomas, codirector of the Oplontis Project leads a team that discovered a wine "négociant" outside Pompeii.

The Wine Spectator

Dr. Michael Thomas, codirector of the Oplontis Project near Pompeii and director of the Center for the Study of Ancient Italy in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Texas at Austin leads a team that discovered a wine "négociant" outside Pompeii. He and his team have been freshly appraising two Oplontis villas, mostly excavated in the 1970s and '80s but never fully studied.

Posted: Thursday, May 9, 2013

William Craver, BFA in Drama 1952, MFA in Drama 1956 will receive a Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre.

Tony Awards

Congratulations to William Craver, who will receive a Tony Honor on June 9. He has worked on more than 50 Broadway and Off-Broadway plays. He has been Associate Producer of a CBS-TV mini-series, a feature film released by Columbia Pictures and co-Producer of a Movie of the week for CBS.

Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2013

The World Premiere of MAD BEAT HIP & GONE at Zach Theatre - written and directed by Steven Dietz, Theatre & Dance's playwriting professor

The Austin Chronicle

MAD BEAT HIP & GONE opens April 3 at Zach Theatre, written and directed by Steven Dietz, the most-produced playwright in America and playwriting professor from Theatre and Dance. The work was co-commissioned by the University of Texas at Austin College of Fine Arts.

Posted: Friday, March 29, 2013

The Playwright's Horizon 2013-2014 season includes work by Kirk Lynn.

The New York Times

The Playwright's Horizon 2013-2014 season includes “Your Mother’s Copy of the Kama Sutra,” a new play by Theatre & Dance resident playwright and director Kirk Lynn (Rude Mechs).

Posted: Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Arts Fuel the Texas Economy

Texas Cultural Trust

Texas’ Arts and Culture Industry plays a major role in the state’s overall economy. The nearly 10,000 Arts and Culture Industry businesses located throughout Texas employ over 110,000 workers.

Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2013